What's Happening is from the 1970's: Rerun is dead now as is the mother and Shirley. Everyone else is still around. Sort of a lame show but there were only 3 networks so not to much choice then. There was a forgettable spin off in the 1980's What's Happening Now.

Those in charge of the new series were so focused on character development, they completely forgot the importance of action.

The new Lion-O had nearly zero strength, agility, and fighting skills. Anyone can sneak up on this cat from behind and capture him. Well, most of his enemies (now bigger and stronger) don't even need to sneak up on him. They can subdue him with the greatest of ease.

The new Tigra is portrayed as a better fighter than Lion-O but still no match for any of Thundercats' enemies. He resorts to using a gun.

The new Cheetarah looked really good in the first two episodes, but in subsequent episodes she gets ambushed and captured easily time and time again. And what's with all her flirtation?

The new Panthro loses both of his arms? And has the worst fear of heights?

Lastly, the Sword of Omens is an inferior product to the Sword of Plundaar (Mumra's sword) and is made from scrap metal left over from the Sword of Plundaar? The focus shifted from the Sword of Omens to a number of "stones" that can arm Lion-O with the silliest looking armor. Even when armed, there's still no action worth watching. They should have just copied the fight sequences from the old Thundercats.

Re-run the 80's Thundercats. I'll watch that over the new one any day.

What's Happening is from the 1970's: Rerun is dead now as is the mother and Shirley. Everyone else is still around. Sort of a lame show but there were only 3 networks so not to much choice then. There was a forgettable spin off in the 1980's What's Happening Now.

While my childhood was in the late 60's and 70's, the 80's had some original stuff, too.

No mention of ALF yet? Classic.

And for all your married guys with children, little did you know at the time that your life, in some part (and hopefully not in whole), followed that of Al Bundy in Married with Children. I still watch it every morning as I'm eating breakfast.

How could we miss MacGyver?
I cheated and looked at a list. Others I watched (most died FAST) not already mentioned (the standard 80s populars with men and boys) that are more action-oriented (not dramas or simple comedies):

Those in charge of the new series were so focused on character development, they completely forgot the importance of action.

The new Lion-O had nearly zero strength, agility, and fighting skills. Anyone can sneak up on this cat from behind and capture him. Well, most of his enemies (now bigger and stronger) don't even need to sneak up on him. They can subdue him with the greatest of ease.

The new Tigra is portrayed as a better fighter than Lion-O but still no match for any of Thundercats' enemies. He resorts to using a gun.

The new Cheetarah looked really good in the first two episodes, but in subsequent episodes she gets ambushed and captured easily time and time again. And what's with all her flirtation?

The new Panthro loses both of his arms? And has the worst fear of heights?

Lastly, the Sword of Omens is an inferior product to the Sword of Plundaar (Mumra's sword) and is made from scrap metal left over from the Sword of Plundaar? The focus shifted from the Sword of Omens to a number of "stones" that can arm Lion-O with the silliest looking armor. Even when armed, there's still no action worth watching. They should have just copied the fight sequences from the old Thundercats.

Re-run the 80's Thundercats. I'll watch that over the new one any day.

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OMG...

I just got the new one and haven't watched it yet. The reviews on Amazon claim the character development is much better, but some of the things you mention make it sound a little lame.

I still remember individual episodes of the original! Cheetarah was hot LOL

Two of my favorites were the Excalibur sword vs the sword of Omens: Excalibur was the strongest sword ever made and it destroyed the sword of Omens but in the end restored the Thundercat sword because they were fellow benevolent/good guys (or something like that). And then I remember the alien robot rat episode...

Good stuff!

I didn't like the later seasons of the show as much when they introduced those weird looking bad characters...

How could we miss MacGyver?
I cheated and looked at a list. Others I watched (most died FAST) not already mentioned (the standard 80s populars with men and boys) that are more action-oriented (not dramas or simple comedies):

I clearly remember Turbo Teen (1984). Both aired for 13 episodes. Orbots only aired between Sept. and Dec. 1984. I don't even remember it. I don't even know if I liked it or not. The brain cells for that one must have all died or were damaged in a skiing accident. :cry:

That reminds me of another one I missed looking at a list. Spiderman and his Amazing Friends (Iceman and Firestar).

Am currently in the process of moving house and was looking around a property yesterday and hanging in one of the bedrooms was a CHiPS uniform! I grew up watching CHiPS as a kid as it was shown through the 80's in the UK - really random!!!

Quantum Leap was awesome!!!! Loved the old sets and costumes. A more current series, "Cold Case", had a similar theme-switching back and forth from the past to the present.
I watched Turbo Teen as a kid also. Always thought it was kind of silly.

My mom used to watch Scarecrow and Ms. King which means I was forced to watch it. Didn't have a TV in a room in until a few years later. And MacGyver I used to watch religiously. He's the reason I became a chemistry major.